Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-09
THE SRNATE.
Special to the Gazette.

risOn, for the committee on private LAND
claims, reported favorably the bill for the
relief of J. C. Patton.
Senator Gregg, for the committee on
internal improvements, reported back the
House bill creating railroad commits,
sion, with the recommendation that it be
considered In connection with the Senate
bill.
Bills were introduced: By Senator
Douglass OF Grayson, to amend article
1920 Of the Revised Civil Statutes.
By Senator Harrison, by request, for
the relief OF J. ID. Melton, A. n. Sed-
bury and l., B. Wells.
By Senator KuiUtle, to make it penal to
dispose of property on which there is q
landlord lien.
Senator Claiborne called up the bill
liking the venue of suits against cor
porations doing business in this state
and it passed. 1t amends the law
so as to permit suit to be brought against
passes.
Senator Lane for the committee on in
surance reported favorably the bill to
require the commission of statistics to
report on the condition of labor.
Senator Claiborne called up the bill
requiring two years residence in the
state before appointment as branch pilots
and its passed.
The bill to protect stock raisers, known
as the scalp law, was called up and
passed.
Senator Bell called up the motion to
reconsider the vote passing the Kansas
suit bills.
Senator Burgess called attention that In
$50 Congress past an act known as the
boundary act liking the boundary line of
Texas, and th2rTexas through the Legis-
lature accepted it. This act fixed the
North Fork of Red river, as the boundary
line, and Governor Houston recognized
the North Fork of said river as the bound
airy. He therefore deemed it impolitic to
antagonize the state of Kansas, and there
by run the risk of loosiDg Greer county.
Senator Beil moved to Icy the motion
to reconsider on the table. Carried
yeaz, Is; nays, IL.
Senator Jarvis, for the committee of
free conference on the deficiency bill, re
ported that the House conCurred in the
Senate amendments increasing the appro-
priation to pay sheriffs, etc, and recon-
menjed other appropriations to refund
liquor licenses made void by reason Of
local option. The report was adopted.
The bill amending the law relative to
the distribution of estates passed to en-
grossment.
The bill amending the law relative to
reCoveryof damages for injuries resulting
in death was called up. II simply strikes
out from the law the word "gross." The
bill was passed to third reading.
Senator Lane called up his bill to per-
NIT a EnpOD5 vvrir NJ IN hpaC cornuI of
the case is sent to the Court of Appeals
and the Judgment of the lower court is
affirmed, and il was engroSsed.
The bill to validate ordinances in cities
and towns where no daily paper is pub
lished was passed.
The bill to authorize county commits
siOners to purchase dogs to aid in the
capture of criminals was engrossed.
The bill to create the office of geol ogist
was called up by Senator Simkins, and
the committee amendments providing
that the geologist shall not directly or in
directly purchase any land examined or
surveyed by MIN without first in. ming
the owner of its geological character, and
providing that he shall make no charge
lor any analysis of any mineral or water,
we're adopted. An amendment fixing q
punishment OF fine not exceeding $1,000
md Imprisonment not less than one or
more than six months TO- violation of
he act was adopted.
An amendment by Senator Woodward,
making the appropriation of S20,0 in
tead OF $4,000 as in the bill, was
.dopted-syes, %; nays, 8. The bill was
tngrossed.
The bill TO amend the Penal Code 70 !
punish the willful or malicious destruction |
Of fruits, growing crops or personal /
property was called up.
Senator Allen moved TO reduce the fine !
from 500 10 $50.
Senator Camp thought 500 was suffi-
cient and moved TO so amend. Adopted, |
and the bill was epgrossed.
The bill to diminish the civil inrisdic- !
ton of the County court Of Orange coun- |
" wss cslled up by Senator Dou lass.
Senator Calhoun moved to amend by !
including Concho county. Adopted and
the bill passed.
The bill to require occupation tax re-
ceipts to be posted in places of business
was called up.
Senator StinSon moved to strike out |
one day and insert twenty days failure to
post the license shall constitute separ-
ate offense. Lost.
An emergency clause was added and
the bill passed.
Senator Jarvis introduced bill TO
creste new judicial district to be COM
posed OF the counties of Ta-rsnt, Wise,
Jack and Parker, and fixing the time of
holding courts in the same.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill to require railroads to
promptly pay their employees. Passed.
House bill to provide for the charging
of the estste of deceased person by vir-
true of the Joint obligation of such de-
ceased person with another. Passed.
House bill prohibiting the killing of fish
by dynamite, etc, passed to the third
reading.
Substitute Uouse bill! amending the !;
corporation law was laid before the SEN
ate with Senate amendments.
An amendment to the committee for